IAFOR Journal of Language Learning
Volume 4 – Issue 1 – Winter 2018
Article 4: Using Multiple Intelligence Activities and Film to Stimulate the Communicative EFL Learner Dr Christina Nicole Giannikas is an Instructor, a Teacher Trainer and an ELT consultant. She currently works for the Language Centre at Cyprus University of Technology and is a Pre-service teacher trainer for the Department of Education of the University of Cyprus. She holds a PhD in the field of Applied Linguistics and has been involved in a number of research projects with a focus on Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL) in early language learning contexts, digital storytelling and literacy, student-centred teaching approaches, language teaching policies, teacher education and professional development, language assessment literacy, special education in the primary school context, and E-learning/Blended Learning in Higher Education. Dr Giannikas is the Chair of the EuroCALL Teacher Education SIG and Chief Editor of the Teacher Education SIG’s recent edited volume Professional Development in CALL: A selection of papers. Email: christinagian@hotmail.com Article 6: Teacher Training and Teaching Practice: The Case of Niger’s English as a Foreign Language Teachers Dr Peter Wiens is an Assistant Professor of Teacher Education in the Department of Teaching and Learning at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Dr Wiens’s research interests include teacher education assessment and analysis of teacher education outcomes, particularly the long-term results of preservice teacher training. Email: peter.wiens@unlv.edu Dr Elena Andrei is an Assistant Professor of TESOL and TESOL Program Coordinator in the College of Education and Human Services at Cleveland State University. Elena Andrei teaches TESOL courses for pre-service and in-service teachers. Her research interests include second language literacy, teacher education, and non-native English speaking teachers. Email: e.andrei@csuohio.edu Annie Chou is a doctoral student in Teacher Education in the Department of Teaching and Learning at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Annie Chou has extensive experience as a foreign language and ELL support teacher and her research interests focus on the training and support of general education teachers’ working with ELL students in mainstreamed classrooms. Email: choua1@unlv.nevada.edu April Smith is an English Language Fellow through the United States Department of State. April Smith teaches EFL teaching methods courses at Universite Abdou Moumouni de Niamey and leads professional development programs for practicing EFL teachers. Email: asmith40208@gmail.com Billa Anassour is the Director of English Language Programs at the American Cultural Center in Niamey, Niger. Billa Anassour supervises professional development programs for EFL teachers throughout Niger. Email: billaa@state.gov
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